A BELOVED homeware and gift shop is closing all of its stores and has already launched its “biggest sale ever”.
Known for “fun, creativity and adventures” the in-store and online shopping experience has been set to end this month.
The Lincolnshire art business will roll its shutters down for the final time after more than a decade serving the high-street.
Katie Cardew Illustrations has already closed its Lincoln store shut and is preparing to close its other sites in Stamford and Oakham.
A “huge sale” has already commenced to help shift the remaining stock.
Those who have had their eye on a particular design should act fast before it disappears.
Company director Emma Marsh plans to spend time with family and to travel.
While founder and illustrator Katie Cardew has set her sites on her interior design business.
The group announced the closure on their Instagram account with both Katie and Emma featuring in a video.
Shared alongside the footage: “KATIE CARDEW IS CLOSING – Some HUGE news… After 11 amazing years, the time has come for us to say goodbye to Katie Cardew Illustrations.”
Describing their “wonderful customers” and “amazing team” the business owners said it was the “right time” to move away from the brand.
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They added: “We’d love to see as many of you as possible to celebrate the end of this incredible era and to pick up a little memento of the Katie Cardew designs.
“Thank you for everything, it’s been a wonderful time.”
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Colleagues at the Card Zone in North Lincolnshire confirmed the site’s closure in April.
Meanwhile, Homebase is set to shut 33 stores this month after falling into administration.
